“ 20.6 percent of teens 12-19 years old are overweight”(Childhood Obesity - The State of Obesity). Teen obesity is a problem. It is important that we learn as much as we can, so we do not become obese.There are ways you can prevent obesity. Such as eating healthy every day. Getting the right amount of sleep every night. Exercising at least 15-30 minutes a day.there are many ways obesity can be dangerous, like diseases such as diabetes also you can develop heart disease, obesity can also lead to death, so this is important to you and everyone in America.
Food ad dangers
Food ads are one of the main reasons why teens are overweight, commercials, such as food ads are one of the worst because this can lead to tragic things like diabetes. Ads on tv like Mcdonald's, burger king and wendy's. For example when you watch mcdonald's ads it makes you even more tempted to be one especially to younger kids who like toys because in every happy meal comes with a new toy and when kid or teens see that they will want one. The next food ad is the magazine ads were they show yummy unhealthy desserts and meals. Other ads like soda commercial make you tempted to drink one because they say it has no sugar but carbohydrates in the drink turn to sugar and sugar turns to fat.
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This can be candy to chip which all lead to unhealthy fats that can make you obese.The snacks and candy can also be tempting because of the amount of grams of sugar in the snack.For example, a Snickers bar is “27g of sugar is equal to 266 calories and that is 2,000 calories per day.” Which are all bad for you and they can make you